Maddog buckles?

manitoujoe · Post by **manitoujoe** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:34 am

Have a line on a Maddog strap with buckle. I'm kinda new to leather straps, so looking for an opinion before I leap.

It's an exotic, stingray strap 24/24 with a 42mm buckle. Is that buckle size normal or way extreme? I'm used to the metal keepers on Zulus. Lol

Here's a pic:

Thanks in advance for the advice!
Mark

Heuerville · Post by **Heuerville** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:04 am

Way too extreme for my tastes.. I think after being used to Zulus, this will feel HUGE

marchone · Post by **marchone** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:10 am

Comically large.

mattcantwin · Post by **mattcantwin** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:15 am

Extreme; unless it's going on this:

manitoujoe · Post by **manitoujoe** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:17 am

If we ditch the buckle is this kind of a strap a good strap to start with or a stingray a little extreme as well

r.palace · Post by **r.palace** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:20 am

I'm sure Danny will chime in soon

Marjak · Post by **Marjak** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:34 am

What watch is the leather strap for?

ericf4 · Post by **ericf4** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:03 am

wayyyyy too big IMO

jtbenson · Post by **jtbenson** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:04 am

dangerous tang

Danny_T · Post by **Danny_T** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:13 am

r.palace wrote:I'm sure Danny will chime in soon

This one is Huge! I chopped my bronze one down on a mill and made it much more wearable. I highly highly recommend the new style Maddog high tech buckles which are actually smaller than a std pre v buckle and looks killer. They come in SS, bronze, SS/Carbon mix and full carbon.

Panerai7 · Post by **Panerai7** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:05 am

Yeah too big, can't be comfortable.
Two large keepers is kinda silly
Too many holes
I have no idea how to make stingray straps, but I imagine it's glued on top of something, what's the other side look like?

Post by **CGSshorty** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:19 am

That is so many levels of ugly.

Post by **toxicavenger** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:42 am

Arnold would wear that strap, not me

Nomadz · Post by **Nomadz** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:53 am

not a fan...imo you would be throwing your money away. seriously. you may not think so right now, and you may not think so ever...but I think you did.

can you wear this with Lululemon of course, you can. but the strap really doesn't have anything appealing to the eye. Maybe if you put it on a oversized orange swatch but that's about it.

again, my opinion only...if you like it, then that's all that really counts.

manitoujoe · Post by **manitoujoe** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:39 am

No this is exactly what I needed to know. Thank you

Danny_T · Post by **Danny_T** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:15 pm

The strap itself is really nice actually. It's the strap Clemens offered with the ch6 and ch8. It's leather backed and VERY comfy and flexible. Usually stingray straps are stiff as hell but this one is really nice and comfy.

Ditch the second keeper which is floating one anyways. I only use the one fixed one on the strap.

Post by **CGSshorty** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:25 pm

Danny_T wrote:The strap itself is really nice actually. It's the strap Clemens offered with the ch6 and ch8. It's leather backed and VERY comfy and flexible. Usually stingray straps are stiff as hell but this one is really nice and comfy.

Ditch the second keeper which is floating one anyways. I only use the one fixed one on the strap.

Better idea. Don't buy it.

HapaHapa · Post by **HapaHapa** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:59 pm

Do you want to feel like you have a second watch on inside of your wrist? This will fit the ticket.

Danny_T · Post by **Danny_T** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:06 pm

CGSshorty wrote:
Danny_T wrote:The strap itself is really nice actually. It's the strap Clemens offered with the ch6 and ch8. It's leather backed and VERY comfy and flexible. Usually stingray straps are stiff as hell but this one is really nice and comfy.

Ditch the second keeper which is floating one anyways. I only use the one fixed one on the strap.
Better idea. Don't buy it.

I bet he can sell the buckle and recoup 1/2 the cost of the whole package

BBK357 · Post by **BBK357** » Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:35 pm

This is perfect. Great size. Now- just etch a hammerhead shark into the buckle and BAM, instant classic.

gwells · Post by **gwells** » Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:33 am

that's a shovel.

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